Mithali Raj, captain of the Indian women’s cricket team, is set to set a new record in tomorrow’s Women’s World Cup match against the West Indies.
The ICC Women’s 50-over World Cup kicks off in New Zealand on the 4th. Eight teams from New Zealand, Australia, England, South Africa, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and the West Indies are participating in the series.
In the first match against Pakistan on the 6th, the Indian women’s team won by 107 runs. Following this, India won the toss and elected to field in the 8th league match against New Zealand in Hamilton yesterday. Batting first, New Zealand added 260 runs for the loss of 9 wickets at the end of 50 overs.
India set a target of 261 for victory and lost all their wickets for 198 runs in 46.4 overs. New Zealand won by 62 runs.
Mitali Raj equaled former Australia captain Belinda Clarke’s (23 games) record for most caps in a Women’s World Cup match by captaining India in yesterday’s match against New Zealand.
In tomorrow’s match against West Indies, Mithali Raj will set a new record by being the captain in the most matches of the Women’s World Cup in the world. Mitali Raj, 39, is set to break Belinda Clark’s record.
Already in the match against Pakistan, Mithali Raj became the first player to play in six World Cups. Also, 6 World Cups worldwide It is noteworthy that he was on the record list with two players who played in the cricket series, Sachin Tendulkar and Javed Miandad.